Dog Rescue Hires Cat to Screen Adoptable Pups for Feline Compatibility

In San Francisco, a senior dog rescue has found an unlikely ally in the work of matching animals to homes: a cat. Muttville Senior Dog Rescue employs a feline as a live compatibility screener, introducing adoptable dogs to the cat before placement to determine whether they can coexist peacefully with other pets. The practice speaks to a quiet truth in animal welfare — that finding a home is not enough, and that the right home requires real knowledge, not hopeful guessing. In this small innovation, a single cat becomes a bridge between older dogs who need permanence and families who need confid